Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-01

The appropriation for the interstate COM
,nrrce commission for The current year is
500 600: the commission estimates It's next
v.ar,s expenses ct 100000. $3.50 GOO OF
which axe for travelling expenses. The ex
norjence of federal commissions, almost
without exception, from the electoral com.
mission down, is that they are not only very
expensive, but highly injurious, Injuries.
The committee to obtain subscriptions Tor
the Senherti demonstration that is proposed
10 be made here next week, estimated the
EXPENSE thereof at ten thousand dollars,
which they expected would be raised 10
short order Up to date, after canvasSlng
the entire city, only four thousand doiiafs
have been subscribed.
Tnet only few Texas democrats hold led
eral offices in this city may we'll be mag.
ined from The fact that Mr.. ChenoWitn, hrsC
auditor Of the Treasury, says he knows on
" one besides himself.
To day was the time when the new les'
sees OF the National Hotel were to nave
taken charge Of that house. About month
ago the old lessees bought the furniture OF
tie house for $50 900, and are still running
the hotel and hsve mace no motion TO.
wards, and apparently have no intention OIL
vacating the premises. The new lessee7
have arrived. enc stopping at the Metropoi,
itan Hotel, just above the National, ana
the other at tho st. James, just opposite
They didn't know this morning exactly
what TO do iu The matter, but thought 1T ex
ceedingIy strange that in city where laws
are made, after leasing house, they should
not be allowed to occupy it.
When Gen. w. II. T. Lee, Congressman
elect from the Alexandria district, stepped
| 70, it'll ctrna HAD0t here
this morning.. be was met by sixty-one ap
plicants for ol!ico, about half of whom were
ladies'
Thursdays GAZETTE has not been deliv
cred to its subscribers here yet; Fridays
was delivered this morning. They SHOULD
be delivered on the evening of publication
Mr.. Amea, the republican nominee fol
| Governor of Massachusetts. was interested
in the purchase Of confiscatcd property il
Alexandria during the war.
| Virginians here say that Mr.. Frank Ruff
fin, second auditor of their State, has pre-
Pared searching and exhaustive report o
General Mshone's public life, and that i
will soon he issued by the democratic com
mittee of his State as q campaign document
The Virginia democratic association o
this city, at their meeting last plight, agreed
to appropriate TO John II. Syphax, colored
of Alexandria county, Virginia, S. for every
edition Of q coored democratic newspape
he shall print between now and the election
in Virginis
The facts that nearly all the federal office hold
ers in Louisiana are now taking an active part ir
politics, and that Minister Manning has oven re
turned from Mexico and taken tho stump thore
were officially brought to tho attention of thu
President before he left the city, but he took ne
note, OF them. Louisiana has become doubtful
State and monkeying is out of place there now.
Under the Moore contract for improving thu
flats Of The Potomac off this city, the work should
/ have been already commenced but tho contractor
has boon unable D got tho machine he expected
The chief engineer to day granted an extension
OF Tic time, rs lie is assured tho required machine
will on-bo ready, and will make the mud fly
when it is
Private letters received here from Alabama
state thst Mr. Lucien Keith, who was stabbed
there some days ago, rs previously mentioned il
the GAz&TTE is ont OF danger and will soon b.
| well.
To.days offerings of bonds to tho Treasury De
par;ment show Slight increase over yesterday 8
| Up 10 - o'clock the amount was $l63. 0OO, o
which $4,000 were fours and S34, 900 four
and half per cents.